Fun Fact: October 16th is the date that Walt and his brother Roy signed a contract with M. J. Winkler to distribute the first six short films known as the "Alice Comedies." And thus, in 1923, the Walt Disney Company was born.
(Second Fun Fact: The formation of the Walt Disney Company in 1923 is behind the significance of the D23 Club -- or, The Official Disney Fan Club.)
To celebrate the Company's anniversary, the "Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives" exhibit has opened at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. (Apparently, past milestone anniversaries -- 50th, 60th, and 75th -- were celebrated with greater fanfare than the 90th. We'll just have to look forward to the 100th anniversary in 10 years time.)
Lots of interesting stuff on the web in honor of the anniversary though:
Time's 10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Walt Disney
Life's "The Unlikely Hipster": Walt on a Beach in 1941
Buzzfeed's 23 Rare Photos From The Disney Archives -- It's super cool to see Walt's "original" signature (not the fancy one that he struggled to replicate) and pictures of the 1993 Mousketeers.
Chicago's MSI's Press Release for the Disney Treasures Exhibit -- a cool thing to see if you're in Chicago anytime until May 2014!
